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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Apache Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jason G. S. Ho, Houston, TX (US);
J Calvin Cooper, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
APACHE CORPORATION, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/047 (2006.01); C10L 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/0476 (2013.01); C10L 3/101 (2013.01); B01D 2253/108 (2013.01); B01D 2256/245 (2013.01); B01D 2257/504 (2013.01); B01D 2259/406 (2013.01); B01D 2259/40028 (2013.01); B01D 2259/40041 (2013.01); C10L 2290/542 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for continuous pressure swing adsorption separation of a pressurized feed gas stream, including separating hydrocarbons heavier than methane from the pressurized feed gas stream by applying an adsorbent porous material to produce at least two product streams, a first product stream being substantially pure methane suitable for transport by natural gas pipeline, and a second product stream being substantially comprised of components with a greater molecular weight than methane.